Generation X
Seen it?1996 | 87 min | TV Movie, Action, Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse or Superman, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
A group of young mutants--humans with a genetic variation that gives them superpowers and makes them feared by the population at large--begin training at a school for heroes. Their studies are interrupted when they must rescue one of their number from a mad scientist who can enter others' dreams.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 60K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jack Sholder
- Matt FrewerRussel Tresh
- Finola HughesEmma Frost
- Jeremy RatchfordSean Cassidy
- Heather McCombJubilation Lee / Jubilee
- Agustin RodriguezAngelo Espinosa / Skin
- Randall SlavinKurt Pastorius
- Bumper RobinsonMondo
- Suzanne DavisArlee Hicks
- AmarilisMonet St. Croix / M
- Kevin McNultyRalston